tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.comments2017-12-13T06:24:29.857+00:00Family History FunScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3923125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-73814801447274355412017-12-10T00:24:26.510+00:002017-12-10T00:24:26.510+00:00I can think of a couple of practical reason for sh...I can think of a couple of practical reason for shorts. They fit a growing boy far longer than long trousers will. And there are no knees or cuffs to wear out. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-26836862157010964822017-12-09T22:31:37.482+00:002017-12-09T22:31:37.482+00:00Here in Ballarat the school boys where shorts as p...Here in Ballarat the school boys where shorts as part of their uniform all year round and right up to leaving school. I find the sight of 18 year olds in shorts a bit strange after Canberra where they graduated into long pants much earlier.Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14715165142713498532017-12-09T19:09:32.082+00:002017-12-09T19:09:32.082+00:00I always enjoy seeing how Sepians go &#39;outside ...I always enjoy seeing how Sepians go &#39;outside the box&#39; when they don&#39;t have exactly what the prompt picture shows and this is no exception. Quite clever of you to pick up on the shorts angle. If I hadn&#39;t had pix of family fishing I&#39;m not sure what I would have focused on, but I don&#39;t think it would have been the shorts because that&#39;s not exactly a boy&#39;s clothing style here - except in summer and even then they mostly wear jeans.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-10008742657786655452017-12-09T05:33:54.683+00:002017-12-09T05:33:54.683+00:00Very short and sweet! Prince George always wears s...Very short and sweet! Prince George always wears shorts, as part of that tradition for young boys, and I have previously shown photographs of my young uncles wearing shorts in the snow in Christchurch NZ.Jo Featherstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-84298130171601522422017-12-08T19:49:41.768+00:002017-12-08T19:49:41.768+00:00Yes - to answer your question on the bar sandals -...Yes - to answer your question on the bar sandals - standard wear in the 1950&#39;s for boys and girls. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-86549671690833937472017-12-08T19:48:34.756+00:002017-12-08T19:48:34.756+00:00I doubt if there was a practical reason for wearin...I doubt if there was a practical reason for wearing short trousers all year round, regardless of the weather. It was just convention, which lasted a long time - a bit like with girls in late teens before WW1 changing to wear longer skirts and &quot;put their hair up.&quot;. All signs of age! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-2371208422621733302017-12-06T22:03:04.738+00:002017-12-06T22:03:04.738+00:00You and your brother were adorable children. Are t...You and your brother were adorable children. Are they called bar sandals because of the cross-strap? Perfect match for the prompt.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14241035241441074762017-12-06T13:39:52.825+00:002017-12-06T13:39:52.825+00:00Oh yes, boys knees, and these don&#39;t look skinn...Oh yes, boys knees, and these don&#39;t look skinned up at all! Mine sure were often as a kid. Why did boys not get long pants until &quot;coming of age?&quot; Maybe just as a symbol? Or was there a practical reason as well?Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-74807937124224601462017-12-06T00:56:39.720+00:002017-12-06T00:56:39.720+00:00What a nice bunch of boys in shorts and socks (plu...What a nice bunch of boys in shorts and socks (plus you in socks too!)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-63560561459833283502017-11-30T09:14:21.500+00:002017-11-30T09:14:21.500+00:00Thank you all for your kind comments on my marvelo...Thank you all for your kind comments on my marvelous gift. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-31113726192927259712017-11-30T07:41:45.844+00:002017-11-30T07:41:45.844+00:00You never know who your blog may reach. This is an...You never know who your blog may reach. This is an incredible gift. I hope it leads to many new research discoveries.Melody Lassallehttp://researchjournal.yourislandroutes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-30724379855369315062017-11-30T02:25:48.913+00:002017-11-30T02:25:48.913+00:00Receiving a family Bible that old, especially as i...Receiving a family Bible that old, especially as it belonged to family about whom you knew so little, must have made your day - and week - and month - and year. I would have been over the moon!Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-79085315090432902412017-11-26T00:43:18.630+00:002017-11-26T00:43:18.630+00:00What an incredible gift! You must have bee thrille...What an incredible gift! You must have bee thrilled to receive it.genealogylizgauffreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288311879959690124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-39534427814381278402017-11-19T05:07:56.401+00:002017-11-19T05:07:56.401+00:00These colorful sentimental French postcards must h...These colorful sentimental French postcards must have been sent to thousands of loved ones back home. British, French, American, maybe even German. They reflect all the hope, prayers, hidden anxiety, and frightening stress brought on by war. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-59463900351146182782017-11-18T22:53:07.861+00:002017-11-18T22:53:07.861+00:00&#39;In the pink&#39; is certainly a funny express...&#39;In the pink&#39; is certainly a funny expression, especially when used by men who would probably wouldn&#39;t be seen dead in actual pink. I hope your grandfather&#39;s daughter&#39;s family still has his medals. I recently discovered that medals awarded to my uncle Ken and to a great uncle had been sold to a collector by my cousins, who inherited them from their father/ my mother and uncle&#39;s brother. I told a 2nd cousin in NZ about it and she is going to buy them back for the family at considerable expense ($12,000 to be precise).Jo Featherstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-84899825743391796182017-11-18T16:53:50.132+00:002017-11-18T16:53:50.132+00:00Gosh! Imagine All The Emotion That Must Have Been ...Gosh! Imagine All The Emotion That Must Have Been Wrapped Up one Small Card!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-43190598252898633642017-11-18T01:36:53.788+00:002017-11-18T01:36:53.788+00:00Oh how lovely to see the sentimental cards with ch...Oh how lovely to see the sentimental cards with cheerful young people, in the hopes of sharing those emotions when it was hard for everyone to live through the war...and I&#39;m so glad your grandfather did.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-2773032879744276322017-11-17T15:34:40.051+00:002017-11-17T15:34:40.051+00:00Your grandfather seems to have known his family wa...Your grandfather seems to have known his family was worried back home. Receiving these lovely cards probably helped your grandmother, mother and aunt cope with his absence. So wonderful that these cards have been preserved!Molly of Molly's Canopyhttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-5941486799995233792017-11-16T22:35:58.821+00:002017-11-16T22:35:58.821+00:00Thank you, Helen, for your thoughtful comment. Th...Thank you, Helen, for your thoughtful comment. The medals were given to his youngest daughter, Peggy, born after WW1, when she emigrated to Australia. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-75463329616277635882017-11-16T19:01:24.792+00:002017-11-16T19:01:24.792+00:00He picked such lovely cards to send to his wife! A...He picked such lovely cards to send to his wife! A very thoughtful man in the midst of war. He was one of the special ones for sure! :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-32705033782730827822017-11-16T15:20:43.910+00:002017-11-16T15:20:43.910+00:00Clearly your grandfather was a hero. And probably ...Clearly your grandfather was a hero. And probably suffered through horrors, yet could write that he was in the pink and need nothing. How did he do it?? Is the medal still in the family? A wonderful post.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-27158326405594095212017-11-06T09:15:13.784+00:002017-11-06T09:15:13.784+00:00Thank you all for your comments and reminiscences....Thank you all for your comments and reminiscences. I cannot believe that the “trick or treat” is such a large scale activity in the USA with even streets being closed. Last night .we had Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night, when we mark when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the king, c. 1607, so there were plenty of fireworks being let off. Children used to concoct a large doll like figure of a guy to throw on a bonfire, but you don’t see much now of them going around beforehand with the guy in an old pram or wheelbarrow shouting “Penny for the guy”. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-36670406700693185752017-11-05T20:56:03.057+00:002017-11-05T20:56:03.057+00:00Not unlike Christmas Tree plantations, pumpkin wra...Not unlike Christmas Tree plantations, pumpkin wranglers have a hard time when the value of their crop goes from $$$ to Zero on November 1st. They become a trick not a treat then. We got off easy with only 15-20 children begging at the door this year.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-44672074787008251322017-11-05T18:06:09.232+00:002017-11-05T18:06:09.232+00:00I was sorry when kids stopped accepting home-made ...I was sorry when kids stopped accepting home-made goodies when trick-or-treating...and the whole holiday moved over to Madison avenue. Fortunately I now live in a small town where a couple of streets are closed off for all the kids to roam in their cute outfits, just as the Saturday before-hand the dogs have a little costume parade.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-77141230098880391152017-11-05T11:57:59.567+00:002017-11-05T11:57:59.567+00:00Here we call that apple game &quot;Bobbing for App...Here we call that apple game &quot;Bobbing for Apples,&quot; but I don&#39;t recall that we ever tied our hands behind our backs. Usually our hands helped steady us. I&#39;ve never heard of telling jokes at the door, but that&#39;s a cute idea - I like it!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com